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M. OLTRA 7 SMOKERS ARTICLE Filed Nov. 4,.192s

INVENTOR H BY 86?,

ATTOR-NEY 25 automatically dispense the cigarette in the tween the posts 13, is a cylindrical or tubu- Patented May 4,1926. V I i I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

mAnoELmo OLTBA, or summon, connno'rroo'r.

v SMOKERS ARTICLE.

Application filed November 4, 1925. Serial No. 66,838.

To all whom it may concern: may bedispen'sed into the ash tray when Be it known that I, MARonLmo OL'rnA, desired.. I a citizen of Spain, residing at Shelton, in the Referring more particularly to the draw county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, ing, the reference numeral designates an I b have invented new and useful Improvements ash tray of any well-known construction in Smokers Articles, of which the followhaving a rim or wall 11 to which a plate or ing is'a specification. I platform 12 is fixedly secured. The plate This invention relates to improvements in is formed with two upstanding posts 13, smokers varticles and has particular referwhich are oppositely disposed and which ence to a cigarette extinguisher for use in serve as a supporter bearing for a rocker connection with ash trays. shaft 14, One of the posts 13 is provided I The principal object of the-invention is to with an opening or aperture 15, while the [provide a device for receiving the lighted end other post has a notch 16 therein, so that of a cigarette for smothering the fire, and the shaftmay be removed from its bearings. which may later be deposited in an ash tray 7 One end of. the rocker shaft 14 is bent to without requiring further touching of the provide a crank handle 17 adapted to be i tt v grasped by the hand of an operator for im- Another object of the invention resides parting a turning movement to the rocker in an attachment for ash trays which inshaft, while the other end of the shaft is Y0 cludes a cylindrical member'normally closed bent to provide a projection 18 disposed in I at one end and adapted to receive a lighted the path of one of the posts 13 for co-action cigarette for extinguishing purposes, the therewith to limit movement of the rocker cylindrical member being so mounted with shaft in one direction' I respect to the ash tray as to be moved to Fixedly connected with therockershaftbetray. I lar member 19 which normally tends to seat 'A further object isto provide a device itself upon the platform by reason of its of the class mentioned which is 'simplein own weight, so that one end of the tube is construction, inexpensive of manufacture normally closed. Thecylindrical member 30 and highly ornamental and useful for the is open throughout its length and is norpurpose intended. mally disposed in a vertical position as With these and other objects in view, the shown in full lines in the drawings, and is f invention resides in certain novel construcready to'receive a lighted cigarette stub. tion and combination and arrangement of In use, the lighted end of a cigarette stub I parts, the essential features of which are is inserted in the cylindrical member and hereinafter fully described, are particularly rests 'uponthe platform. The diameter of pointed out in the appended claims, and are the cylindrical member is such as to just illustrated in the accompanying drawing, receive the cigarette so that/if left therein in which Y for a short period of time, the fire will be- 40 Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ash come smothered, as the lower end of the tray with myinvention. member is sealed against the platform. The Figure 2 is a vertical sectional viewtherestub may be left therein until it is desired to through showing a cigarette in position extinguish another stub, at which time the therein in full lines, and illustrating in crank handle is turned to move the tube 19 dotted lines, the position ofithe parts when at an angle, so that the stub therein will drop moved to dispense the cigarette. I I by reason of -'ts own weight into the ash It will be appreciated that cigarette smok tray or other receptacle 10, As hereinbefore ers when extinguishing a cigarette stub will mentioned,xthe projection 18 abuts one of the I smother the lighted end of the cigarette by posts 13 to limit the movement of the rocker pressing the same against the bottom of an shaft and to stop the tube at a correct angle ash tray or will merely place the cigarette in for discharging a cigarette stub. the tray where it is allowed to smolder. My The-shaft 14 and the tubular member may invention is designed to overcome these obbe dismounted from their bearings by hfting, jections, as thecigarette is automatically exthe shaft from thenotch 16 and withdraw. tinguished when placed in the device and ing the other end ofthe shaft from the aper- 110,

Vture 15.: This may be found convenient should it be desired to clean the tube 19.

While I have described what I deem to be the most desirable embodiment of my invention, it'is obvious that many of the details may be Varied without in any way departing from the spirit of my invention, and I therefore do not limit myself to the exact details of construction herein set forth nor to anything less than the whole of my invention limited only by the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is 1. In combination with a receptacle, a platform mountedfthereon, arms extending upward from said platform, a rocker shaft journalled in said arms, a tubular member fixedly supported by said rocker shaft and open throughout its length, said tubular member having one of its ends normally restingupon said platform to seal thesame,

and to limit movement of said rocker shaft" in one direction, said tubular member adapted .to receive the lighted end of a cigarette stub, and a crank handle provided on said rocker shaft for imparting a turning move ment thereto to dispense the cigarette stub into said receptacle.

2. In combination with a receptacle, a

platform mountedthereon, arms extending upward from said platform, a rocker shaft journalled in said arms, a tubular member fixedly supported by said rocker shaft and open throughout its length, said tubular member having one of its ends normally resting upon said platform to seal the same and to limit movement of said rocker shaft in one direction, said tubular member adapted to receive the lighted end of a cigarette stub, and a crank handle provided on said rocker shaft for imparting a turning movement thereto to dispense the cigarette stub into said receptacle, and stop means for limiting the turning movem'ent of said rocker-shaft in the opposite direction.

3. In combination with an ash tray, a platform mounted on the side wall thereof,

posts rising from said platform, a rocker shaft journalled in said posts for ready removal therefrom, and a tubular member fixedly connected with said rocker shaft, said tubular member being open throughout its length and having one of its ends normally resting upon said platform by reason of its own weight to close the same.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

MAROELINO OLTRA. 

